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HOME: OCTOBER 13, 2006: NEWS

articles and features

Sparks says businesses are not responsible for smoking patrons' conduct

City dangles Bull Creek in front of bulldozers, but county won't take the bait

Two downtown projects uneasily launched

Tidbits from the trail

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere
Jury finds restaurant guilty of violating agreement it made with city to bring eatery into compliance with city building and zoning code

This year's Texas Moratorium Network-organized march to focus on execution of innocents

Judge recommends Texas death row inmate Anthony Graves be released while awaiting retrial

Wanted:new rules to ensure funding is available year-round for consumers seeking to lower their electricity use

Planned coal power plants loom large, get political


news and columns
While Iraq burns, official Washington wallows in the Foley scandal

The downtown plan moves forward, but the direction is a little uncertain

The Ungodly Pensions of CEOs; and Drinking Liberally


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The county tells the city to take its Cortaña plan and get bent

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HACA chooses to keep independent of city's $55 million in affordable housing bonds on November ballot

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KXAN staffers fear the baseball bat to the head

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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

Immigrant rights taking a hit in D.C.

Court of Criminal Appeals denies request by Travis Co. district attorney's office to reconsider its ruling earlier this year, overturning capital-murder conviction of Robert Springsteen, sentenced to die in connection with yogurt shop murders case

The Future of Biodiesel October 6, 2006
Texas Biodiesel Conference and Expo sells out, casts spotlight on the alternative fuel

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Guv's hemp-farming bill veto a "letdown" for farmers

APD teams up with fire department, TABC, DPS, and the city Solid Waste Services office to ensure codes and laws are enforced during all public assemblies






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